The top-seeded Poojashree Venkatesh went down 6-1, 6-4 to the second-seeded Chanel Simmonds of South Africa in the final of the $10,000 ITF women's tennis tournament in Durban.
The doubles title had been clinched by Sanaa Bhambri and Rushmi Chakravarthi. The players will continue to compete in another similar event starting at the same place on Monday.